chsdbacks Chapter 26 Qi Refining Level 2!
Chapter 26 Qi Refining Level 2!
Lin Er and Flora walked out of Silver Shield Manor. Just now, Raymond, the head of the Silver Shield family, had given them a very dangerous feeling.
The third-tier expert's strength far surpassed his own; even without deliberate pressure, the dangerous aura emanating from him was still palpable.
Lin Er turned to look at Flora, who only frowned and didn't seem too uncomfortable.
Flora had, after all, reached the second tier, making her much stronger than him.
After Lin Er calmed down, he suddenly remembered something and joked:
"I remember last time I came to Silver Shield Manor, you said Luna would confess to me within three days. Now that three days have passed, what do you have to say?"
Flora's expression didn't change when she heard Lin Er's teasing, and she replied:
"I misjudged last time. Luna is a woman, and she's still a young girl, so she's quite reserved. She'll definitely express her love to you in another half month."
Flora spoke with absolute certainty and confidence.
She's really stubborn as a mule.
Lin Er found it even funnier and could only wait a while before teasing Flora and asking her what other excuse she had.
Lin Er regained his composure; he still needed to find a way to enter the center of the Misty Forest to obtain the Nine Spirit Grass and Spirit Ginseng for alchemy.
Ellie had warned him that he needed at least second-tier strength, otherwise he would be committing suicide.
Lin Er then asked, "Flora, in your opinion, how much of a difference is there between the peak of the second tier and the first tier?"
His idea was simple: since he already knew the strength of a peak first-tier cultivator, he could use that as a comparison.
Flora replied, "You must be referring to the early stage of the second tier. The strength will be greatly enhanced when one advances from the peak of the first tier to the early stage of the second tier."
"For example, that group of bandits before, if it were a second-stage early-stage expert, he could suppress them all by himself, but defeating them all would not be as easy as it is for you."
Flora glanced at Lin Er as she spoke. She felt that even if she were to engage in close combat with Lin Er, even with the restrictions lifted and her peak strength unleashed, she would not fare well.
That manipulation technique was simply too bizarre and impossible to defend against.
However, Flora wouldn't put herself in such a dangerous situation. She picked up her bow and arrow, confident that if Lin Er didn't use more of his strength, she could decide the outcome with a single arrow.
After hearing Flora's explanation, Lin Er gained a basic understanding of the second tier and said, "So the second tier isn't that strong."
Flora nodded and replied, "First and second tiers are both low-tier; only the third tier represents a qualitative leap."
I see. It seems he still has the strength to go to the Misty Forest. As long as he is careful and doesn't provoke third-tier monsters, he'll be fine.
Feeling it wasn't safe enough, Lin Er added, "Flora, do you have some time lately? I'd like to go with you to the heart of the Misty Forest to find two magical plants."
Flora immediately replied, "Okay, when do we leave?"
Lin Er said, "I will cultivate for a while in 10 days."
After making their agreement, the two went their separate ways.
Lin Er watched Flora leave, then went to the blacksmith shop and asked the blacksmith to forge a small alchemy furnace for him.
The blacksmith had never seen such a novel thing before, so he had to draw a picture for the blacksmith on the spot, referencing the alchemy furnace in the previous video.
Because this is a novel item, and the material used is refined iron, the blacksmith's price is relatively high, charging him 30 fang coins, and it will take half a month to process.
After paying the deposit, Lin Er turned around and headed to his residence at the Broken Sword Tavern. He vaguely felt that he had forgotten something, but he guessed it wasn't too important; cultivation was the priority.
Lin Er swallowed a Qi-Nourishing Pill and began cultivating with a pure mind.
These past few days, he has been practicing his swordsmanship in the previously deserted forest every morning, honing his swordsmanship skills, and then cultivating after returning home.
Time passed quickly, and Lin Er made rapid progress.
The Peiyuan Pill truly lived up to its reputation as an excellent resource for cultivation. He had originally thought it would take him a month to break through, but by the seventh day, he had vaguely reached his limit, with only a thin barrier remaining.
The feeling of hitting a bottleneck and achieving a breakthrough came very quickly.
Unwilling to miss the opportunity, Lin Er simply sat down at his residence in the Broken Sword Tavern to break through to the next level.
He closed his eyes tightly and carefully circulated his microcosmic orbit, continuously absorbing the medicinal power and spiritual energy.
At this point, the microcosmic orbit is obstructed, and its circulation becomes extremely slow, making it feel as difficult as climbing a mountain.
Lin Er's first breakthrough was without a teacher to instruct him; he could only calm his mind and continue circulating his microcosmic orbit.
[You are about to break through, gaining a deeper understanding of the universe, and your absorption of spiritual energy will accelerate.]
[Unknown cause detected: Insufficient spiritual energy in the universe. Expand the area for spiritual energy absorption.]
Not again?
Lin Er's heart tightened.
After a breath, a large amount of spiritual energy surged towards him, instantly filling the scarce spiritual energy environment.
Lin Er felt instantly filled up.
A large amount of spiritual energy surged in, making his dantian extremely hot, as if it were about to explode.
Fortunately, the gathering of spiritual energy stopped soon.
Just then, a thunderclap resounded.
Lin Er has a keen sense of perception. Even with his eyes closed, he noticed that the sky had inexplicably darkened and a torrential downpour had begun.
Several more claps of thunder sounded, striking very close by, less than ten meters away.
Lin Er was slightly startled; the lightning strikes felt as if they could hit him on the head at any moment.
I've only broken through to the second level of Qi Refining!
Lin Er was having a hard time keeping up.
He was genuinely afraid of being struck by lightning, as this would severely impact his mindset for breaking through, and the orderly circulation of spiritual energy within his dantian became unstable.
Lin Er felt that if things continued like this, he would eventually go mad with evil.
Have you not heard that Heaven never closes off all paths?
Lin Er recalled his Pure Yang Sword Technique. He had already gained some understanding of this sword technique, and since he was a virgin, he was even more suited to it.
He silently recited the mental cultivation method of the Pure Yang Sword Technique, his heart burning with passion, which gradually subsided into calm, leaving him with no other thoughts.
No matter how much lightning struck, it ignored it all.
At this moment, Lin Er felt that he had finally broken through that barrier, his dantian expanded rapidly, and the refined spiritual energy became even purer.
Lin Er suddenly opened his eyes.
Second level of Qi Refining, complete!
Lin Er was overjoyed. He found that breaking through to the second level of Qi Refining was not too difficult. The only difficulty was the strong interference. The lightning strikes were truly terrifying.
He calmed himself down and looked inward.
Now, his dantian has doubled in size, and can hold even more spiritual energy.
Moreover, Lin Er discovered that his control over spiritual energy had improved significantly, and he estimated that it would greatly enhance his spells.
Lin Er got out of bed, picked up his sword, and went down the stairs. He planned to find a secluded place to test his magic.
As soon as he came down the stairs, he saw that the tavern was packed with people, so crowded that there was hardly any room to put his feet down.
Lin Er was feeling puzzled when he heard someone say:
"That damn storm is back again."
"Who can get rid of this hateful black dragon?"
"I heard the guild is organizing manpower."
Lin Er instantly understood. The strange phenomenon he had caused during his breakthrough had been mistaken by the citizens as the approaching storm.
Just in case, he went back into his room and leaned out the window to look at the sky.
The thunderclouds had dissipated, the sun was shining brightly, and there was no black dragon as described.
"It was just a false alarm."
Lin Er relaxed, got up and left the tavern.
When everyone saw that he was alright after going out, and noticed that the sky had cleared up and there were no more dragons circling in the sky, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.